St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-10
He Has a Talk With Gov.
Church About the Yank-
ton Imbroglio.
This Was Before the Trustees
Had Decided on Defying
the Powers.
An Important Question for
Ex-Gov. Pierce - Out
ragged His Daughters.
A Railroad Bonus and An Off
Gals Salary Agitating
the Black Hills.

From the Globes Special Staff Contributor.
WATERFOWL, Sept. 81 had a talk
with Gov. Church during the encamp
ment at Huron about his ''pet bOodlers,"
and asked him what he was going to do
with them. He replied, substantially:
II am satisfied that the YanktOn
board is guilty of crookedness, and as
this feeling exists with me they can ex-
pect no quarter. / say i am satisfied
that the board is guilty. have exam
lned all the evidence in the case care
fully, and with a desire to exculpate the
board from any blame; but l am con-
WINGED that they are not suitable men
for the responsible positions that they
hold, and have so plainly given them
to. understand. No new Improvement
bill be made under the direction of that
board with my consent. If they want to
see the work go ON they must step down
and to one side. I am placed i'm that po-
sition that l cannot yield any thing, even
to my friends, in this matter. My Off
cial integrity is at stake, and must be
maintained, whatever personal cOnSld-
eratiOnS may oppose what is my duty.
l have done what is right. | am salts
fed so far, and whatever punishment
may belong to the board must be adj
miniStered to them under the statutes
in such cases provided. They are now
subjects for the grand jury to consider.
My punishment of them is limited to
what l have already executed. do not
allow personal considerations to inter-
fere with my official duties, and itmakes
no difference what even some of my
best friends may think, | shall do that
in this matter which / know to be right.
If / might be allowed to suggest, |
would say that the Yankton board would
do well to lay aside personal matters
and look at the duties of their Office
from higher standpoint"
From the well-knOwn characteristics
of the governor and his evident DISPOSE
ton in this matter, it may be judged
that, under the present board, no Inn
proyements will be made at the Yank-
ton asylum. This is right, and as it
should be-. From various sources L am
informed that there is room at the aSy-
lum for the present, and if there is a
large incurSiOn of patients the governor
has the power to provide for their care,
and can remove them to the Jamestown
asylum, if necessary; so that, on the
ground of sympathy, the YanktOn bOod-
lerS cannot move the governor to do
what he thinks is not right-and what is
not right.
DON'T DODGE, MIR. PIERCE!
A few weeks ago L asked the Dakota
editor of the Pioneer Press to explain
certain little transaction while he was
governor of the territory, and had
hoped that he would bring forward
some explanation or excuse for his ac-
tons in this matter; but it seems that
he is not willing to do any gratuitouS
work even for himself. In last weeks
issue the honorable gentleman replies
to my questions. and says that | am to
tell all know about the printing of the
reports. As Mr.. Pierce has plainly
asked me to inform the public in regard
to this matter, and as he steadfaStly rel
fuses to say anything about it himself, l
will proceed to state the facts that con-
Wet the gentleman of some very
queer work. As stated once
before, L received my informa-
Aberdeen. When Mr.. Harris was at
Sioux Falls, on his last trip, he visited
the penitentiary located at that place,
and in looking over some reports with
Warden Glidden, two reports just alike,
except in printing, from the board of
directors to the governor were found,
one printed at Sioux Falls by the Press,
whose editor was Mr.. Pierce's auditor,
and the other by the Bismarck Tribune.
Now, the question l asked Mr.. Pierce
was this: why were these two re-
ports printed?" Mr.. Pierce, will you
please tell the readers of the GLOBE
why it was necessary to have two reports
to you of the Sioux Falls penitentiary-
the reports alike in every particular,
except the printing. May further ask
you if these reports were printed for
the sake of giving certain henchmen of
the Republican party some patronage?
If you will kindly explain what was the
object of these two reports, you will
have settled one little point in the con-
duct of your Office that now remains
very much in the dark. 1t will be best
for you to attempt to clear up these
little matters at least. The two differ
ent reports are in the hands of Mr.. Har-
ris, and are prima facie evidence of
something that was not just right in
your administration, Mr.. Pierce. You
had better try and clear it up, If you
can.
PIERCE AND THE RAILROADS.
Gov. Church'S administration has
taken its stand firmly On one subject at
least, and that is the equal and just taY-
alton of railroads. 1t is not intended
that they should be unjustly taxed, but
that they ought to bear their equal
share of the public burden. Under Ger
tain laws the railroads have been eScap-
ing this tax in the territory. Now Gov.
Church comes forward and says that
there must be an end to all this. But as
soon as the administration makes
known its position on this subject, what
| does E litor Pierce do? Editor Pierce
and Editor Pierce's protege, Editor
Caldwell, pitch into the administration
and object to its course. Why is this?
we may ask. What object can
Mr.. Pierce have in defending the
cause of the railroads? Does Mr.. Pierce
own railroad that he does not want
them taxed ;or can it be that he is in their
employ? Why does he defend their in
terests? Why is it that Mr.. Pierce ar
rays himself ON the side of the railroads?
| Surely it is not for partisan reasons!
What do the farmers think of Editor
Pierce'S position on this subject? I
IT WAS JUST so.
1t happened just as ] predicted. Last
week Editor Pierce, of the Pioneer
Press, did just as 1 said he would do.
Instead of calling me the '.administra-
ton staff contributor" he calls me the
GLOBE staff contributor" or else just
plain ''staff contributor" This was a
reform that l expected of MIR Pierce,
because in most things he is inclined to
be fair. 1t was universally recognized
that Editor Pierce was making mis-
take in calling me an administration
contributor. He saw 1t himself, and SD
the best thing, the most natural thing.
in the world for him to do was to STOP
it. He has done it. The LooKER-IN.
AN OFFICIAL SALARY.